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Hexanchus vitulus Springer & Waller, 1969

Atlantic bigeye sixgill shark
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, off Bimini, about 350 m depth, USNM 200674 (holotype of Hexanchus vitulus, 148 cm TL, adult male (Ref. 47737). Adults were observed at an average depth of 639.5 meters, indicating that mature individuals inhabit deeper waters than juveniles (Ref. 117400). Also Ref. 247, 125614, 128789, 94780.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bf.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/bahamas-fisheries
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Daly-Engel, T.S., I.E. Baremore, R.D. Grubbs, S.J.B. Gulak, R.T. Graham and M.P. Enzenauer, 2018
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

इलाज़मौबरांकी (शारक और रेज़) (sharks and rays) > Hexanchiformes (Frill and cow sharks) > Hexanchidae (Cow sharks)
Etymology: Hexanchus: hex (Gr.), six; anchus, etymology unclear, perhaps anchos (Gr.), choke or throttle, referring to how six gill openings of H. griseus extend down onto the throat. (See ETYFish);  vitulus: Latin for calf or bullock, i.e., a small cowshark, smaller than its fellow Atlantic congener, H. griseus. (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी

समुद्री बाथीड़िमरसल; गहराई सीमा 0 - 700 m (Ref. 125614).   Tropical; 46°N - 6°N, 98°W - 28°E

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